Monsieur Dupont

Monsieur Dupont was a French tax collector from Epernon. In 1667, King Louis XIV of France sent Fabien Marchal to punish Dupont for his failure to collect the required amount of taxes from his town, so Marchal visited Dupont at a local brothel. He confronted Dupont and chopped several of his fingers off with his knife, giving them to the brothel's owner before leaving. This act was one of many acts of terror undertaken by King Louis' agents to warn his enemies of his power.